ZIP Code 66868 — Reading city, KS Demographics & Data

ZIP code 66868 covers Reading, KS in Lyon County with a population of about 671.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 48.6 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area codes 620, 785; U.S. House district KS-2; the TOPEKA media market.

Median household income in ZIP 66868 is about $99,583 — about 33% above the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 4.8%; unemployment rate near 0.9%; 23.8% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 9.9 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Manufacturing, Retail trade, and Construction; about 1.8% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 13.4 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $542 (about 53% below the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 89.5% (about 24.1 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Reading city, KS as Relatively Low (composite score 47.6), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (88.3) and flood (49.3). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Reading city, KS show little to no average snow and around 38.9 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 37 for ZIP 66868 (Reading city, KS) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.